Four win DHS security clearance work

Four companies have been awarded contracts worth up to $30 million each by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement division to conduct security clearance background investigations.

GAO: Funding tight for seaport security

The Coast Guard faces budget challenges in obtaining the $260 million it estimates is needed to upgrade its command centers to meet the requirements of the Safe Port Act, according to a new GAO report.

FAA to step into NextGen with avionics

By 2020, all aircraft flying in the country's most congested airspace should be fitted with satellite-based avionics, the FAA proposed Oct. 2.

CACI buys intelligence services company

CACI has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dragon Development Corp., a provider of professional, technical and engineering services to the intelligence community.

DataPath gets Marine satellite network orders

DataPath will continue to support and enhance the Marine Corps' Support Wide Area Network programs with $8.7 million in new delivery orders.

Iowa's Gillispie elected NASCIO president

Iowa CIO John Gillispie has been elected president of the National Association of State CIOs for the 2007-2008 term.

Northrop wins $331M Army logistics deal

Northrop Grumman will continue to provide logistical support to the Army's National Training Center and Fort Irwin, Calif., under a new Army contract.

Cubic gets Army small arms training deal

Cubic Corp. will deliver its small arms training system and other defense-related products to Army installations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ICF to help DHS with chemical facility security

ICF International Inc. has won a professional services contract from DHS to help implement new security standards for facilities handling large quantities of chemicals, petroleum and natural gas.

Amendment would level competitive-sourcing playing field

An amendment added to the Fiscal 2008 National Defense Authorization Act seeks to level the playing field for civilian defense employees in public/private competition.

Adobe to acquire Virtual Ubiquity

Adobe Systems Inc. plans to buy Virtual Ubiquity, maker of Buzzword, an online word processor.

Plateau picked for Veterans e-learning

Plateau Systems has won a contract from the Veterans Affairs Department for its electronic learning management system.

SAIC to calibrate Navy shipboard instruments

Science Applications International Corp. will provide programming and engineering support for the Navy's Shipboard Instrumentation and Systems Calibration program.

General Dynamics gets DHS professional services task

General Dynamics Corp. has won a contract to provide professional support services to the Homeland Security Department's intelligence and analysis office.

Accenture, AF activate new financial system

Accenture Ltd. and Air Force officials have tested and launched a new enterprisewide accounting and fiscal management system for the Air Force.

SafeBoot lands first data-at-rest encryption order

State and local governments are being offered a special promotion that expires Oct. 29 to sign up for SafeBoot encryption products based on the USDA pricing.

Perot takes over EdNet

Perot Systems Corp.'s latest contract win is a 10-year, $400 million Department of Education deal for IT infrastructure services.

New technology identifies even most distorted fingerprints

The three researchers who developed the technology have founded a Warwick Warp, a company that will market it for use with access control systems, financial-transaction systems and passports.

Input predicts AF solutions focus

The upcoming re-compete for the U.S. Air Force's NETCENTS2 contract will likely focus on complete solutions, according to a report from the Input Executive Program.

DHS awards training grants

The Homeland Security Department has announced $113 million in training grants, awarded just before the start of the new fiscal year.